Trouble setting string

[Richard Brekne]

Grin...

And no amount of tapping will cure this !!

sorry guys.. just couldnt help myself

Richard Brekne
I.C.P.T.G.  N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway

David ilvedson wrote:

> A good way to check your tuning pin for "no torque" is a slight
> pressure both directions with the same slight tuning change,
> i.e. beat rate and with release it returns.  If one direction has
> more of a change in tension the torque is turning the string
> that way and the pin will eventually come to rest with an out of
> tune string.
>
> David I.
>
> From:                   JIMRPT@AOL.COM
> Date sent:              Sun, 26 Dec 1999 21:54:43 EST
> Subject:                Re:  Re: Re: Trouble setting string
> To:                     pianotech@ptg.org
> Send reply to:          pianotech@ptg.org
>
>
> > In a message dated 12/26/1999 9:31:10 PM, you wrote:
> > <<<<<<"As with tuning any piano, your last motion with the hammer should be
> >
> > 'up'
> > Jon; ">>>>>>
> >
> >
> > <<<<"Interesting observation. Care to elucidate? :-)
> >
> > Jim Bryant (FL)">>>>
> >
> >
> > <<"I almost agree with Jon.  I am finding many times the last motion of the
> >
> > pin is "up"
> > Ric ">>Mctune
> >
> > Ric, Jon;
> >  I don't have a quarrel with whether the pin setting is done with an "up" or
> > a "down" motion....as long as the pin/string is truly set :-) As long as the
> > pin is not torqued, i.e has an unrelieved twist, either method will work
> > fine.  Personnaly I prefer leaving the pin with a "down" motion and allow the
> > torque/twist to keep/bring the thingee where it ought to be............on
> > some pianos though this just flat won't work and then your technique has to
> > be altered to what will work.
> > Jim Bryant (FL)
> >
> >
> >
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA
> ilvey@jps.net